wanna know whats sad I have beaten WC4 at least 10 times and never have gotten the bearcat
another question about wc4 when yo kidnap the border world space lab and scientist why does she seem so friendly at first, afterall she is a hostage of some sorts. yet she was allowed to roam freely on the ship and maniac hit on her. I never understood that
Unless you're particularly fond of the Hellcat V, you're not missing much with the Bearcat. Both are very generic fighters that don't excel at any one thing.
I've wondered this myself! I've always assumed (though its never stated) that she was a Confed civie that maybe ended up on the wrong side of the border when the UBW announced its independence. Or maybe she was a Confed sympathizer. Or maybe she just wanted to hitch a ride home to the core worlds. Your guess is as good as mine.
Unless you're particularly fond of the Hellcat V, you're not missing much with the Bearcat. Both are very generic fighters that don't excel at any one thing.
I've wondered this myself! I've always assumed (though its never stated) that she was a Confed civie that maybe ended up on the wrong side of the border when the UBW announced its independence. Or maybe she was a Confed sympathizer. Or maybe she just wanted to hitch a ride home to the core worlds. Your guess is as good as mine.
wanna know whats sad I have beaten WC4 at least 10 times and never have gotten the bearcat
It’s a little confusing, but we can definitively decide her allegiance: Dr. Brody was actually Captain Eisen’s handler in the colonies (I avoid saying Union of Border Worlds as they hadn’t declared independence before she was taken.) She was the one sending data to him (you can see him hiding a message about this when Blair visits his cabin just before the mission to capture her), and also arranged for the Intrepid to be in position for his rescue.
I also seem to miss her regularly. You have to go on the missions in Speradon (pick Hawk) and choose to steal them in order for them to be available. Dunno why, but even if I go there I usually pick the other two missions (get Starburst/Coneburst and get Mace) over the Bearcat one. Must be worded quite unimportant or too risky...
LeHah said:Wait, wasn't there also an email / letter to Eisen on the old WC4 website? Was this from her as well?
how do we know its the same scientist I dont ever remember them saying her name in the game when she was captured, and if she was risking her neck for eisen it seems out of character for him to leave her behind.
I've just restarted my GOG fueled adventure with WC1 for the 90000th time. I'm still trying to get my joystick sensitivity and mappings right. At least I'd like to think that's the problem. The alternative is that my reflexes aren't what they were when I was in my teens... and that's just depressing. Now I know how Blair felt when he jumped in that Hellcat in wc4.
Re: Dragon/Bearcat/Everything Else: I always liked the Vindicator myself. Like others, I just found the Bearcat gun placement too strange. Though all time favorite thing to do in the game? Flying the Dragon, transfer all power to guns, set speed to 0, and shoot off the fusion gun just to watch the ship move backwards. Now THAT's power
I liked flying her but always thought the Vindicator was too advanced for the Border Worlds, great little ship but next to the Avenger and Banshee (which always looked old and somewhat decrepit) the Vindicator looked too modern for the budget of the BWS military. I guess with the Tachyon armament, she was a little bit like the Border Worlders' very own supership.
It seemed to me like the Vindicator was their "normal" militia fighter/bomber that had been in service already, but the needs of the conflict and their sudden declaration of independence meant that they needed both something faster and cheaper (the Banshee) and something heavier (the Avenger), so they pushed what they had into service even though it was not quite up to the same standard as Confed gear.